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In Dubai, UAE, pet pampering has finally gone mobile. A company called 'Shampooch' offers pet grooming in a van. Watch the video below for more information:
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The world depends on mariners. Mariners depend on SCI. And we depend on you.
Photos of SCI chaplains and staff aboard Coast Guard vessel and elsewhere in Paducah, KY, taken December 2011.
Photos by the Rev. David Rider, President & Executive Director.
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For some time now the discipline of philosophy has been under something of an assault from the world of science. Four years ago Stephen Hawking announced that philosophy was "dead". He was referring specifically to the philosophy of science, which he said was still bogged down in epistemological questions from which science had moved on.
But philosophy in general has increasingly been viewed as irrelevant by many scientists. It's a perspective that may be best summed up by the cosmologist Lawrence M Krauss, who has said: "science progresses and philosophy doesn't".
What's more, science has begun to progress into areas previously occupied by philosophy and the humanities at large. These incursions have not gone unchallenged.
Last year the debate flared up in a much-publicised intellectual spat between the cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker and the cultural critic Leon Wieseltier, who accused Pinker and his fellow scientists of practising "scientism", a term he defined as "the translation of nonscientific discourse into scientific discourse".
"It is not for science to say whether science belongs in morality and politics and art," wrote Wieseltier. To which Pinker replied: "It's not for Leon Wieseltier to say where science belongs."
Now into the fray, mounting a spirited defence of philosophy, steps the novelist and philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein. And the philosopher she has selected to show the subject's enduring relevance today is someone from the fifth century BC. In her new book, Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away, Goldstein draws on her talents both as an analytical thinker and a fiction writer to bring the founding father of philosophy into the 21st century.
Goldstein is the author of six novels, as well as studies of the mathematician Kurt Gödel and the philosopher Baruch Spinoza. Her fiction often features philosophical or scientific elements — for example 2000's Properties of Light was a ghost story that took in quantum physics. She studied with the great philosopher of the mind Thomas Nagel at Princeton in the 1970s, where she gained her PhD. In 1996 she was awarded a "genius grant" from the MacArthur fellows programme.
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I have to disagree. Instore Magazine publishes an email every day with their tips for that day. In today's tip, July 7, 2010 they say "Dominating a single medium, whether it's print, radio, telemarketing or direct mail, can be much more powerful than spreading your message thinly across several different media. This is especially true if you have a very targeted consumer base."
I've learned that concepts of internet marketing are not new, in fact the same marketing ideas for the internet have been around for centuries and used in all other advertising methods. However, when we use these techniques on the internet we can measure response rates in a matter of days rather than the previous months or years that you had to wait.
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Patrik doesn't see himself as the strongest sport climber, or the best mountaineer, but as a passionate all-arounder who consistently performs at a high level in many disciplines with as little "training" as possible. For him, the most important thing is to have pleasure in what you do and with who you spend your time. Success comes from within, and all the rest is in your mind. Patrik pushes himself to his limit a lot of the time, but that's what he needs and that's what he's searching for.
Discipline: Ice climbing, crack climbing, mountaineering, skiing, BASE jumpingHometown: Zermatt, Switzerland Currently Living: Zermatt, Switzerland Career Highlights: Freerider (5.12d) on El Capitan, Yosemite at age 19. Speed record on Bonatti, North Face of Matterhorn. FA of a new line in Morrocco, climbing M14 and WI 7+.
When did you first start climbing/skiing?I was skiing on my own when I was 2 years old. I couldn't walk in my ski boots but as soon as I had my skis on, I was able to ski the slopes down. Then when I was 8 I climbed my first mountain, which was 4100m high.
What do you most enjoy about your sport?To enjoy time outside with good friends and be happy.
How do you define success?I don't know really, success is relative.
What are you most proud of, either in life, your sport or both?That I can handle managing a restaurant and climbing beautiful perfect lines.
Who are your heroes?A lot….
What inspires you?How high the level is being raised and wondering when it will peak. If there is somewhere I point where now one can go further.
What are your hobbies outside of your sport?Working. Ok, it's not really a hobby, but I like my job.
What are your hidden talents?Flying.
Tell us about your most favorite place in the world:At home with the family and girlfriend.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?A mountain guide, but I never did it.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be, and why?I would have started BASE jumping earlier so I could combine climbing and jumping.
Tell us about a time in your life when you have been scared:A lot of times. But the scariest was when I did a really hard waterfall and it was minus 24 degrees and then there were avalanches coming down.
Describe your perfect day:Wake up when the sun comes out. Eat bread with nutella, drink orange juice. My girlfriend makes me a sandwich and then I go climb an icefall somewhere with my buddy.
How would your friends describe you?I don't know. Better you ask them.


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Here's a second gallery of reader photos of the hailstorm.
Hail bigger than golf balls dropped over parts of Calgary late Sunday night during a severe thunderstorm.
Kyle Fougere, lead meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the thunder cell started in the Sundre area west of Red Deer moving southeast while picking up power.
It caught the northern part of Calgary, with reports of hail five centimetres wide, larger than the size of the golf ball.
"We expect a significant amount of damage from this storm," he said.
Environment Canada heard reports of damaged siding, and expect to hear more in the morning once people can go and check their vehicles.
The storm also produced large amounts of rain and lightning.
Most of southern Alberta was under a severe weather watch or warning Sunday night.
Herald reader Chris Ollenberger, from northwest Tuxedo, said, "Sounded like gunfire hitting the building, and came down so fast!"
A passenger on an inbound flight at Calgary International Airport reported a delay Sunday evening. "I'm on a flight from Kamloops and have arrived @ YYC but still sitting in plane waiting for thunder cell to pass," Craig Ellingson said in an email to the Herald. "Was told by pilot no grounds crew working, thus no flights leaving."


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LONDON - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Monday he was stepping down from his post as the country's top diplomat after four years in the job as part of Prime Minister David Cameron's biggest reshuffle since he was elected in 2010.
"Tonight I am standing down as foreign secretary after four years to serve as Leader of the House of Commons," Hague wrote on his official Twitter account.
Hague's new role will see him coordinating the government's business in the lower house of Britain's parliament.
Cameron, the leader of the Conservative party, is carrying out what is expected to be a final reshuffle of top government jobs before a national election next May and is likely to announce a raft of new appointments on Tuesday.
Lagging the opposition Labor party in the opinion polls by between three and seven percentage points, Cameron is expected to promote a raft of women to senior posts to correct a perceived gender imbalance and to dismiss several older men.
Hague had been expected to stand down as a member of parliament at the next election, something he said on Monday he'd still do. But he had been expected to continue as Britain's top diplomat until then and his resignation came as a surprise.
Local media said Philip Hammond, the current defense secretary, would replace Hague as Foreign Secretary though that could not be independently confirmed.
Cameron's office said in a statement the British leader had accepted the resignation of seven ministers including Kenneth Clarke, a minister without portfolio and a veteran supporter of Britain's EU membership.


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Gary Maxworthy, a San Francisco Food Bank board member and architect of the Farm to Family program, recently was invited to the White House. Here is his report:
I received an invitation to The White House and four days later, June 30, I was there in the East Room, listening to President Barack Obama announce and describe the new White House Office of Social Innovation.
Here is how it happened. The program I developed, Farm to Family, and I had been cited as an example when Michele Obama was introduced as the keynote speaker at a Volunteer and Social Innovation convention in San Francisco earlier that week.
I was honored for Farm to Family, and also as an example of a person working in an "encore" career using their experience and – in my case – knowledge of the food industry.
It all began when I was a Vista volunteer, working at the San Francisco Food Bank. We started Farm to Family in 2000, distributing fresh fruits and vegetables to people in need throughout California. The program directly connects California food growers and packers to food banks, distributing fresh fruits and vegetables which aren't considered marketable – due to shape, size, slight blemishes or overproduction – but are still delicious and healthy to eat. In the past, this surplus produce was ploughed under, fed to animals or dumped in landfills.
The produce is distributed through more than 40 food banks, through the California Association of Food Banks, at no cost to those families receiving it. In 2009 we will distribute over 78 million pounds of produce, with more than 50 different crops represented. We estimate over 500,000 people in need receive Farm to Family fresh fruits and vegetables every week.
In 2007, I received a Purpose Prize for my work with Farm to Family. This prize recognizes people over 60 who are enjoying socially innovative encore careers. Thanks to the Purpose Prize, my work came to the White House's attention.
Now about my trip.
First I did not get fly on Air Force One, sleep in the Lincoln bedroom or have breakfast with Michele and the kids. I did have the opportunity to see up close the strength of the President's character, his leadership and charisma.
My day at the White House began with brunch at an elegant home, meeting others being honored. Reaching the White House and after going through security, we were free to look around a series of sitting and dining rooms close to the "East Room" where the president was to speak. It was a thrill to gaze out onto the lawn and the Washington Monument beyond from the interior of the White House.
The president spoke for about 20 minutes, announcing the new White House Office of Social Innovation and congratulating the Social Innovators invited for the event.
The White House office on Social Innovation's mission is to encourage innovative programs, like Farm to Family, and to replicate them in other states.
Here are some fellow Purpose Prize winners who were also honored that day at the White House for their innovative programs.
After the main event, I had the opportunity to spend time with Jeff Bleich, a San Francisco resident now working in the White House as Special Council to the President. Jeff was instrumental in spearheading the Food Bank's very successful "Food from the Bar" program (where law firms volunteer, run food drives and raise donations) for several years.
For me it was an honor to participate in the White House event, and gives me continued energy to help grow Farm to Family to serve more families in need!
If you wish to learn more about Farm to Family, here is a video:
For those interested in learning more about Purpose Prize, you'll find more information here.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Is it safe for Americans to teach in the Middle East??? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Is it safe for Americans to teach in the Middle East??? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Middle East Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message curioustravelerJoined: 01 Feb 2009Posts: 13Location: United States Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:57 am Post subject: Is it safe for Americans to teach in the Middle East??? I wanted to ask advice about working in the Middle East. I'm going to be graduating at the end of December and I'm able to start in January. My info, in short: - BA in Linguistics (TESOL concentration) USA University - TESOL certificate (USA University) - AA Degree (USA University) - Native speaker of English (Caucasian) - Prior experience teaching - 40 years old, but look 30 - I don't smoke, drink or do drugs Any suggestions or advice would be very appreciated!!! Back to top nomad soulJoined: 31 Jan 2010Posts: 11454Location: The real world Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:17 am Post subject: There are plenty of Americans and other nationalities---male and female---living and working in the Middle East just fine. What safety issues are you concerned about specific to Americans? Also, what's your interest in teaching in this region? By the way, you have "prior experience" teaching what exactly? Frankly, as it stands, your qualifications are quite low. Back to top justcolleenJoined: 07 Jan 2004Posts: 654Location: Egypt, baby! Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:06 am Post subject: I agree they are low - for the oil rich countries with scads of money, but for the rest of the Middle East, they're fine. In my neck of the Middle Eastern woods, the OP's qualifications would put him/her in line for a rather decent position. OP, what is "safe" to one may not be "safe" to another. I think most people who live and work in the Middle East will agree with me when I say that, in spite of splashy news stories, in the vast majority of the region life goes on and it's really pretty normal, day-to-day living. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15343 Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 2:16 pm Post subject: A subjective judgement. Suck it and see. If you have EFL experience then it sounds to me that you should get a job. PM me if you want an idea or two. No commission charged. Back to top bulgogiboyJoined: 23 Feb 2005Posts: 803 Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:23 am Post subject: In terms of crime/violence, Qatar is probably the safest country I've ever lived in. The main danger comes from careless, and often reckless, driving. Saudi was very similar, but the driving was even more nuts there. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15343 Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:47 pm Post subject: Driving is the main hazard in all the GCC countries. Horrific accidents statistics. Find a job where you can live on campus and walk to work ! (eg KFUPM !) Back to top madrilenoJoined: 19 Aug 2010Posts: 270Location: Salalah, Oman Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 9:21 pm Post subject: As an American national working in Oman, I can attest that not once have I ever felt threatened or in danger because of my nationality. In fact, US passports carry more weight here than Canadian, S African, and passports from other anglophone countries. We don't pay higher visa fees for starters.... Back to top genericusernameJoined: 04 Dec 2012Posts: 29Location: Dubai Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:24 pm Post subject: In the UAE there is no outward anti-Americanism because the multi-cultural nature of the country forces everyone to try to get along even though there is a chain of resentment and it often goes both ways, but everyone resents someone privately. The UAE is very safe. I would not fear walking anywhere in Dubai and any time. Women, of course, should take some common sense precautions and some not-so-common sense too. Don't walk alone in secluded places: I know a Filipina woman who had her breast groped by an Indian one night as she passed him in a pedestrian tunnel in Abu Dhabi. Women should also not sit in the front seat or talk to taxi drivers because they often mistake both as a come on for sex (really). Other than those things, I have never known anyone who suffered any street crime. 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Have a Pearl 9105, have installed DM on my computer and syncronised my contacts. Fine so far, if i check the contactlist in the main menu, the list is
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For those who haven't put the reoccurring event in their calendar, this announcement is for you: the Zend Framework Monthly Bug-hunt is here again! Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday (the 23rd, 24th and 25th of June), we'll be hosting our monthly bug hunt. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, each month, we organize the community to help reduce the number of open issues reported against the framework.
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You can say this about Maria Menounos, she isn't one to welch on a bet.
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For the first time in history, Sunday's football game will be played within the New York City metropolitan area. After years of setting the spectacle in warm and sunny locales, the powers that be decided to take a risk, trusting the Big Apple to host the big game.
What's so risky about letting the nation's biggest city host the game? Well, the game's very existence is contingent upon the conditions on this sacred Sunday. If the weather gods decide to drop a few inches of powder on New Jersey, the stadium is basically unplayable.
But let's not worry about that now because most of the parties — and these are some serious parties — are indoors. Here are the biggest, baddest must-attend events this week.
The Concerts
Forget the halftime show; the best concerts are taking place at various venues, stadiums, and clubs in the days before the game. The number of acts gigging in the area is staggering. One concert series includes shows by Fall Out Boy, Janelle Monae, J. Cole, Gavin DeGraw and the Goo Goo Dolls — and the performances will go down in each of the five boroughs, plus one in Jersey. Kings of Leon will rock the Meatpacking District Thursday, while the city's own Run-DMC will perform uptown with The Roots.
Or, would you rather hit up one of New York's smaller venue? The beloved Neutral Milk Hotel play Webster Hall tonight, while The Pixies — if they can really be called The Pixies without original bassist Kim Deal — play across the river at Prudential Hall, in Newark. Thursday, you get Dum Dum Girls at Mercury Lounge. That sounds like a wonderful antidote to the madness taking over the city.
What else? On Friday, you can take in a night of Gospel legends at Madison Square Garden, watch Robin Thicke team up with Kendrick Lamar, or take in what's sure to be a deafening show by the Black Keys at Hammerstein Ballroom.
Then, get ready for Saturday: Drake and Diddy play a Meatpacking District pop-up venue, Red Hot Chili Peppers take the stage in Brooklyn, Wyclef Jean performs at Sports Illustrated's Jaguar-sponsored blowout, the Foo Fighters play on a boat on the West Side, and — as if he'd sit out a major event in New York City — Jay Z will give a highly anticipated performance as well.
The Public Spectacles
New York is treating Sunday's game as an consolation prize of sorts for never securing the quadrennial, world-spanning two-week-long event that a certain former mayor tried so hard to win. After years of losing out on the most celebrated sporting event in the world, the city is making due with winning the hosting duties of the most-watched sporting event in America each year. This means renaming streets, dedicating a ton of taxpayer money to events, and ensuring that every single resident of this city is aware that there is a football game on Sunday. Times Square will be completely devoted to promoting the event, featuring regulation field goal uprights for practice kicks and, strangely, a toboggan.
Does your idea of a good time involve bold-faced names tossing around the pigskin? The celebrity flag football game on Saturday morning pits ex-ballers such as Deion Sanders against a mixed bag of stars like Tracy Morgan. Planning a nice day at the museum, away from all the gridiron worship? Well, you're out of luck: the Metropolitan Museum of Art is celebrating with an exhibition of vintage football cards.
The Velvet Ropes
Ah, the private events, the ultra-exclusive soirees. New York is no stranger to the uncrashable party, but with the big game coming to town for the first time, consider the ante officially upped. On Friday, GQ hosts its annual Super Bowl party at The Standard, High Line, while uptown, Robert De Niro, Spike Lee and Katie Couric are hosting a swanky shindig at Cipriani. And good ol' Howard Stern is throwing himself a 60th birthday party at Hammerstein Ballroom, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and featuring performances by Steven Tyler and Jon Bon Jovi. Not too shabby, Mr. Stern.
The Big Game
And finally, come Sunday, there's the game. Did you forget about the ninety-minute athletic competition going on, what with all the shows and celebrities and parties? I don't blame you. But make no mistake, the game itself is the most important thing. As long as a blizzard doesn't stop it, that is. This might be New York's first time hosting the big game, but it also might be its last.
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Charles Darwin once posited that the male beard evolved as a result of sexual selection: Men grew facial hair to attract women and scare off intimidating rivals. Here in the 21st century his theory doesn't entirely hold true.
When Brad Pitt grew a beard, covering up his hot studliness with grizzly facial hair, women freaked out. But it's not only Brad's facial hair that women loathe. A new study finds that women just don't like any beards.
New Zealand researchers discovered that women are more attracted to clean-shaven men than bearded ones.
Women think facial hair makes men look older, more aggressive, and less attractive, according to a new study published in the journal Behavioral Ecology.
But it's not all bad news for men who take pride in their facial hair. Bearded men command more respect, especially from their male counterparts, according to the Daily Mail.
In the study, 200 women from two very different ethnic groups, Europeans from New Zealand and Polynesians from Samoa, were shown photographs of men with beards and then photos of the same men after they were shaven. Women from both ethnic groups found clean-shaven men more appealing than bearded ones.


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Whenever a music publication makes a list of top rock albums, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is there. While the album actually came out 36 years ago, the band is celebrating with what's being called a 35th anniversary expanded edition.
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Members of Fleetwood Mac, from left, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, pose with their Grammys for "Rumours" in 1978.
"We've been waiting a long time to put this out," Stevie Nicks told Rolling Stone. "If you were a Fleetwood Mac fan, you get to hear the songs turn into the songs without a lot of overdubbing. It's very simple."
"Rumours is the kind of album that transcends its origins and reputation, entering the realm of legend," writes Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic.com. "It's an album that simply exists outside of criticism and outside of its time, even if it thoroughly captures its era."
The album is noteworthy of course for such songs as "Go Your Own Way," "Don't Stop," and "You Make Lovin' Fun," but also for the band's own romantic turmoil as the album was being made, which bleeds through into the music.
"That really was a lot of the appeal of Rumours," Lindsey Buckingham admitted in the same Rolling Stone interview. "The music was wonderful, but the music was also authentic because it was two couples breaking up and writing dialogue to each other."
The band recently added more dates to their upcoming tour, which begins April 4 in Columbus, Ohio, and which will include many songs from "Rumours."
Christine McVie will not be a part of the tour. In 2012, when the tour was announced, Nicks told Rolling Stone, "(McVie) went to England and she has never been back since 1998, so it's not really feasible, as much as we would all like to think that she'll just change her mind one day. I don't think it'll happen. We love her, so we had to let her go."
The band's 1975 song "Landslide" appeared in Sunday's Budweiser Super Bowl commercial, one of the most popular ads of the night.
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By Antsy McLain
As I write this, a steady rain taps on the window to my left, and distant thunder promises more of the same for the day. A gray Schnauzer sits a few feet away as I write this. He's 6 years old now, approaching mid life, and seems to be content to be anywhere I am, doing anything I want to do. This, I'm sure you agree, is not the kind of relationship we can have with other humans.
We're about to go "bye bye" to the store on the corner, so I can't write for long. I have already said the words bye bye, and therefore set him at his hyper alert state, giddy at my slightest movement, and ready to bolt toward the door. He just whined a little, his low mournful whine that sounds so human, I'm thinking this sentence may not even get finished before I have to leave. (There. A few Snausages. He'll be fine for a few more paragraphs.)
As we drive to the store, I will crack the window and let him smell everything outside the car as we ride. His nose will add the tell tale streaks on the glass as he watches the world go by. I'll see the streaks the next time I get in the car without him, and smile. I'll tell myself I need to wash them off, but I know I won't follow through with it.
I wrote the word 'dog owner' a few times above as way to describe myself, and it immediately felt awkward. It didn't sound right because it's inaccurate. Charlie found us, and we never "bought" him from anyone. I don't think of myself as "owning" Charlie. He's a part of the family, or more accurately, we belong to the same pack.
Our son Grant was playing outside our house with his friends, and Charlie strutted up to him, picked Grant out from all the other kids, and didn't leave. The kids all played with him, but he hung out with Grant. It was the same later when he met the rest of the family.
He had a collar with a tag that said "Buddy," and we called the number. He had gone missing three months earlier about 40 miles away. They told us they had already replaced him, and we could have him. They offered to mail us his papers — meaning his pedigree (they proudly announced he was AKC) — but never impressed with the papers or credentials of humans all that much, we didn't see why having papers would make this good-hearted dog any more valuable to us than he already was, so we declined.
Grant renamed him Charlie. Being schooled in the art of incentives (at least in the human family), I set out to learn Charlies favorite things, and within days discovered Charlies's incomparable talents as a ball retriever (only yellow tennis balls, I found out), singer, and cuddler. Like all dogs, he responds to treats and the imminent possibility of road travel. Come to think of it, my favorite people also hold travel and junk food in high regard, so maybe it is "a pack thing."
I wrote the song with Charlie next to me. I thought of him in every verse. I've had many dogs in my 50 years, some of them very close to me, two of them were soul mates. When Moo Moo died, I cried in long, hard fits that left pieces of my soul in dregs along the backyard to where I buried her. Those pieces of me are still there.
But never have I connected to the soul of a dog like this moppy, gray haired barker at my feet. And never have I learned more from an animal.
But you know, they say when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. And maybe it's me. Maybe I was getting in my way all along. Charlie was out there. Waiting. And when it seemed we were ready, he came loping up the street and made friends with Grant.
We thought he was just sniffing us out. But more likely he was saying, "Hey, let's go on an adventure! With lotsa treats, tennis balls and road trips! It'll be fun! And you just might learn something."
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The first director of Maritime New Zealand is "perplexed and disappointed" at the review his former agency has announced into its response to the grounding of the Rena a year ago.
Russell Kilvington was the head of the Maritime Safety Authority when it became Maritime New Zealand in 2005 and was also in charge at the time of the most recent large-scale grounding before the Rena - the Jody F Millennium incident at Gisborne in 2002.
He yesterday criticised the scope of the six-month review Maritime NZ confirmed on Thursday, which would largely focus on the agency's response to the Rena's disastrous grounding off the Tauranga coast on October 5 last year.
Mr Kilvington described the review's terms of reference as "narrow" and essentially related to Maritime NZ's operational response.
He also criticised the appointment of former diplomat Simon Murdoch to lead the review.
"This is certainly not the major all-embracing review that I recall many government ministers and not just opposition parties were calling for at the time of the accident," he told the Weekend Herald. "But that being the case, the kind of person you would then expect to head up the review would be someone with a good knowledge of maritime operations, maritime law and oil spill response.
"Appointing a career diplomat seems a complete mismatch."
Opposition parties have also criticised the appointment over Mr Murdoch's former role as the acting boss of the Government Communications Security Bureau, now facing questions over its illegal spying on internet billionaire Kim Dotcom.
"My real concern is that failure to learn all the lessons of the Rena will simply mean that New Zealand will wait in blissful ignorance for the next similar catastrophe," Mr Kilvington said.
Green MP Gareth Hughes saw Mr Kilvington as "a voice that should be listened to".
"He knows what he's talking about. From his point of view and ours, this is just another operational review and not the inquiry that was promised by the Prime Minister and other ministers."
Mr Hughes still thought there was an opportunity for the Government to "go back to the drawing board" and undertake a wider-ranging review.
This could address better safeguards for taxpayers, issues over flag of convenience ships, compulsory shipping lanes, tougher penalties for polluters and lifting minimum levels of compulsory insurance for existing oil rigs.
Labour's environment spokesman, Grant Robertson, is also still pushing for a larger review.
"This is evidence from someone who has been at the highest level of maritime safety in New Zealand that this review is simply not good enough in terms of what New Zealand needs to learn, and to get to the bottom of what happened."
Maritime NZ director Keith Manch yesterday defended the appointment of Mr Murdoch as one of New Zealand's most experienced senior public servants. He said he was happy with scope of the review.
"We have scoped our review as we should, as an operational response agency to learn lessons about the operational response. If the Government wants to do another form of inquiry, that's a matter for the Government."
Mr Manch said many of the issues Mr Hughes raised were addressed in ongoing policy development and within the agency's normal work.
"Other people have called for a commission of inquiry, but from my perspective ... I'm obliged to think it would be silly not to have a good solid review of ourselves and the agencies we work with, and have an independent element to it. It's not like we thought about doing a bigger one and scaled it down."
Environmental Defence Society chairman Gary Taylor said he still expected the Government to announce a new broader inquiry, as Prime Minister John Key signalled to him shortly after the grounding.
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USD Remarkable Leaders in Education to be Honored Saturday
School of Leadership & Education Sciences honors the area's most influential educators
The University of San Diego's School of Leadership & Education Sciences (SOLES) will host the 2010 Remarkable Leaders in Education Honorees this Saturday, November 13th. The annual award lends an opportunity to honor legendary contributions to the field of education made by educators from San Diego and Imperial Counties.
Each year, members of the community nominate those whose careers as educators, administrators, elected officials and community leaders are deemed extraordinary and outstanding in their contributions to the field of education.
Paula Cordeiro, Dean of SOLES, said "Our honorees represent some of the best and most committed individuals in this region. Many stepped outside their own careers to volunteer and make a difference for students and families here in San Diego and Imperial Counties. The ripple of change these honorees put in place through their dedication and passion for education can be felt far beyond San Diego."
The awards ceremony will take place on November 13, 2010 at Hill Hall at the University of San Diego. The event will begin at 4:00 p.m. and is open to the press.
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Dr. Bertha Ousley Pendleton's career began in San Diego classrooms, where she built her knowledge base and saw firsthand the challenges that students and educators face. She served as a teacher, counselor, principal, program director, assistant and deputy superintendent during her 40-year career in education, and served as superintendent of the San Diego City Schools from 1993 to1998. She was the first woman and first African American to hold the position. Pendleton has championed equity in education and led reform policies that influenced state education trends. Pendleton strengthened reading programs, reduced class size in primary grades and imposed a rigorous accountability system. During her tenure fourteen schools were built in overcrowded urban areas and zero tolerance policies toward violence were instituted throughout the district.
The Reverend Vahac Mardirosian is passionate about advancing educational reform for Hispanics in California. A Baptist minister born in Syria, raised in Mexico and educated in the United States, Mardirosian knows firsthand the challenges parents and students of non-dominate cultures face as they work to achieve student success. Since 1948 he has worked with Hispanic communities across the United States as a pastor, director of ministries and counselor. In 1968 he helped mediate the positive outcome of a school walkout and subsequent sit-in in East Los Angeles. He is also the founder of Educational Issues Coordinating Committee (EICC) to further articulate needs and advocate for reform with the school board for the predominately Mexican American population. Mardirosian also founded the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) to train parents in the skills necessary to encourage the academic success of their children.
Mary Searcy Bixby is the founder, president and CEO of the first charter school authorized by the San Diego Unified School District. The Charter School of San Diego was the result of pioneering efforts to offer students viable educational alternatives within the public school setting. Bixby also founded the Audeo Charter School in 2001 and in 2007 the Mirus Secondary School. Her innovative work in the creation of a city-wide charter school which has a unique collaboration with the business community was acknowledged by the California Network of Educational Charter Schools in its first Senator Gary Hart Vision Award (1995). Bixby recognizes that many students need an alternative to the traditional education model. Continuing her vision for educational reform, Bixby developed the Altus Institute, a parent organization for the network of charter schools. Altus Institute acts as a resource for innovative methodologies regarding alternative education. The Institute supports educators in acquiring the skills necessary to become leaders in improving education. In 2009, Bixby received the 2009 "Women Who Mean Business" Award from the San Diego Business Journal. She was the first individual to receive the Inspirational School Leader Award from the Charter Schools Development Center in 2006 and is a recipient of the University of San Diego Alumni Association's Bishop Charles Francis Buddy Humanitarian Award and the Cross Pro Ecclesia from Pope John Paul II for service through education. Recently, Bixby has been named a Woman of the Year 2010 finalist by San Diego Magazine. Bixby earned an undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego as well as a master's degree in curriculum and instruction.
Through her leadership and philanthropic expertise, Judy McDonald has made real educational change possible in San Diego. Her dedication to improve the lives of children has resulted in programs addressing issues ranging from school desegregation to after-school education. For more than 40 years McDonald has worked behind the scenes to confront civic inequities, raise community awareness, and secure adequate funding for a wide range of programs that have dramatically impacted the educational landscape. As a member of the Citizen's Board for Desegregating Schools in San Diego in the mid-1960s, McDonald worked closely with elected officials and San Diego civil rights leaders to desegregate San Diego County schools. As an advocate for children in the community, McDonald recognized the unmet needs of children who have become dependents of the San Diego County Court. In 1980, she was one of the founders of Voices for Children, a San Diego based nonprofit organization working with agencies, legal counsel and community resources to identify and protect the interests of these children. In 1992, McDonald co-founded the Children's Initiative, a uniquely effective collaboration of projects and programs supporting the health and well-being of children and youth in the fields of health, education, safety and economic security. She led efforts to secure a previously unprecedented grant of $5.6 million for after-school programs.
Patricia Cegelka was a pioneer in the preparation of special education teachers in California and the nation. She was dedicated to the improvement of programs and services for students with disabilities and worked tirelessly to secure funding to advance research in best practices and standards for special education. Cegelka, a professor and chair of the department of Special Education at San Diego State University, was a gifted writer. She was the project director and principal investigator on more than 24 federal or state funded grants totaling in the millions of dollars. Cegelka was an evaluator on grant programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs and other agencies. She developed a bilingual special education partnership with San Diego Unified School District that supported more than 40 bilingual professionals in the 1990s. As a member of the California Department of Education Commission on Teacher Credentialing task force, she helped develop the interface between the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) program and special education. She was the force behind the preparation of more than 1,000 special education teachers in San Diego and Imperial counties, in turn positively impacting thousands of individuals with disabilities and their families throughout the area.
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Moodle has a wide range of tools to support learning and teaching, including tools to:
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This pretty Moses Basket creates a space for Baby anywhere in the house! A safe place for your baby to sleep at home or when visiting friends. Keep Baby close by wherever you are! Overall unit measures 30 inches L x 17 inches W x 18 inches H. Basket is 6 inches deep in the middle. Soft liner is made with blue gingham polyester/cotton fabric trimmed with a white ruffle. Soft, 100% polyester fill pads the liner for comfort. Liner is removable and can be machine washed cold and tumbled dry low. Includes a polyurethane foam mattress pad with a wipe-clean, PEVA (non-PVC) vinyl cover. Also includes one, white, 65% polyester/35% cotton fitted sheet. Additional sheets sold separately. Basket hood shades your baby, or it can be removed completely. Hood attaches with Velcro®. Basket can be used until Baby is approximately 15 pounds (6.8 kg) or until Baby can push up or roll over unassisted. Basket should always be placed on a firm, flat surface. Never place it near the fireplace or open flames. Sturdy, 8 inch high handles are woven onto the basket. The handle is actually one piece that goes down both sides and under the bottom. Although this basket includes handles, we do not recommend carrying the basket with your baby in it for safety reasons. When Baby outgrows the Moses Basket, use it as a place for storing stuffed animals or linens, or as a bed for dolls or pets. Product may vary slightly from shown. All measurements approximate. Complies with all current, applicable ASTM safety standards. Simple assembly required to attach the hood and liner; no tools required, illustrated instructions included. Mattress pad is manufactured with the maximum thickness allowable under current safety standards.
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Stoke defender Andy Wilkinson has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association following an incident with Manchester City's Mario Balotelli in Saturday's 1-1 draw between the sides.
Wilkinson was involved in an altercation with the City striker which was not seen by the match officials but was caught on video.
Balotelli went down after an apparent off-the-ball clash with Wilkinson, the pair having shadowed each other most of the afternoon.
Referee Mark Clattenburg spoke to the players but took no action and replays did not suggest anything serious had occurred.
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Ruscha's Rusty Signs (2014)
Made from a single piece of paper, Ed Ruscha's Rusty Signs (2014) appear to have been rusted and weathered, reading as actual patinated metals. These remarkably realistic works draw upon motifs consistent with the artist's career: components of visual culture, the passage of time, and Americanisms. Filtered through the language of common objects, the prints read DEAD END, CASH FOR TOOLS, and FOR SALE 17 ACRES in multiple iterations, as if they came from different locations, subjected to a different set of circumstances, with strikingly naturalistic gunshots and thick layers of rust and grime. In keeping with the course of his career, Ruscha is not merely representing the image of the sign as he has in the past through his paintings and photographs of signage but actually here recreates the sign itself.
Baldessari's Crowds With Shape of Reason Missing (2012)
In John Baldessari's Crowds with Shape of Reason Missing (2012), individuals gather together in formation or haphazardly while captivated by the unknown – a somewhat silly white blob. The artist removes the predominant subject of the photographic image and replaces it with the nondescript form. Baldessari chose vintage movie stills that seem at once recognizable and yet unfamiliar. With the main subject gone, the focal point is unclear, which leads us to scan the faces and actions of the crowds: soldiers, onlookers, community members, and harem girls. The viewer then focuses on the reactionary rather than the primary. The artist elucidates: "Erasure is a kind of gap. The imagery that our culture produces tends to have its own coherence and legibility, and the set of expectations that comes with that legibility can be disrupted through visual interventions." Baldessari effectively transfixes us by barring us from the action; he forces us to reconsider the now voided narrative.
Ruscha's Petro Plots (2009)
In Ed Ruscha's Petro Plots (2001), the artist takes a selection of major Los Angeles intersections, and integrates the grid into the surface of what appears to be stone. Once again calling upon the distinct Mixografia® technique, the prints take on three-dimensional texture to deceive. The streets are named in a straightforward manner, but the texture of the handmade paper obscures the names from sight. Visually, these minimalist maps are cunning and candid.


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Only five medals may be worn at a time, pinned in a single row immediately above the seam of the left pocket.
Scouters occasionally receive awards from Scouting associations of other nations, and it is important that they know how these awards should be worn. This does not include jamboree patches. Following are the regulations for wearing such awards:
The general rule is that badges awarded by organizations other than the Boy Scouts of America may not be worn on an official uniform. This includes military medals and service ribbons.
There are, however, notable exceptions. Among them are religious emblems and those special badges approved by local councils in conjunction with the national Program Group Commit?tee such as Historic Trails medals.
The Boy Scouts of America recognizes the ?religious emblems program, which belongs to each faith group. Anyone (youth or adult) who, as a member of another youth agency (e.g., Girl Scouts of the USA, Campfire Boys and Girls, a Sunday School class, etc.), has earned the religious emblem of their faith is eligible to wear the approved religious emblem on their respective uniform. Individuals would also be eligible to wear the religious square knot, without any device.
Boy Scouts and Venturers attending jamborees may swap among themselves articles and novelties of a local or regional nature. The swapping of such items as badges of office, rank, ?distinguished service, training, performance, achievement, and distinction, however, is a ?violation of Article X of the Rules and Regula?tions of the Boy Scouts of America, forbidding the holding of these badges by any but the members who have complied with the requirements for them.
Official headgear may be worn while the unit or individual is participating in an indoor formal ceremony or service duty, except in religious institutions where custom forbids. Typical indoor activities of this type are flag ceremonies, inspections, orderly duty, or ushering service. In any informal indoor activ?ity where no official ceremony is involved, the headgear is removed as when in street clothes. The Scouter dress uniform is always worn without headgear. Pins may be worn on the jamboree hat but only while at the jamboree, and Webelos activity badges may be worn on the Webelos cap. As part of the First Class Emphasis, the large standard metal pin, No. ?00017, has been reinstated as an option to the cloth First Class rank badge. The large pin also may be worn only by boys on the front of the campaign hat, No. ?501, and the expedition hat, No. ?637. Adults may wear the adult universal hat pin, No. ?50150, on the campaign hat and the expedition hat. No other pins may be worn on official headgear of the BSA.
A custom-designed multicolor council shoulder emblem is designed for each council and dramatizes local tradition for all members of the council. In this No.? 16000 series, the last three digits of the catalog number represent the council number.
All council shoulder emblems must contain identification including one of the following: corporate name (Boy Scouts of America); corporate initials (BSA), BSA fleur-de-lis (universal with eagle or plain one-color), "Venturing BSA", or "Venturing".
Districts are operational arms of the local council. Individuals are not identified as residents of a district, but of the local council and the Boy Scouts of America. For this reason district insignia is not authorized for wear on the uniform. Where it seems desirable to identify district participation in council activi?ties, district flags or banners may be authorized. They are described in the flag portion of this book.
Boy Scouts or Venturers who are members of bands, drill teams, or drum and bugle corps affiliated with a unit or a local council must wear the official uniform for their registration status.
The wearing of special helmets, scarves, gloves, unofficial leggings, and the carrying of ceremonial guns or swords by members of such organizations using the uniforms of the Boy Scouts of America is in violation of the Rules and Regulations of the Boy Scouts of America.
The musician badge is the only special insignia that may be worn by the members of these organizations. It is worn on the right sleeve centered just below (1/2 inch) the patrol medallion.
With the exception of the Cub Scout badges of rank and ?Arrow Points, members wear only the insignia that show their pres?ent status in the movement. Members should make every effort to keep their uniforms neat and uncluttered. Pre?viously earned badges and insignia—not representing present status—make a fine display on a BSA red patch vest, a trophy hide or blanket, exhibited in the home of the recipient, or at functions where such a display is invited. Members may wear only temporary patches (no badges of rank) on the back of the merit badge sash. Members may wear only one merit badge sash at a time. A merit badge sash is never worn on the belt.
Jamboree emblems for Boy Scouts or Venturers are worn only by registered jamboree participants and staff and are centered imme?di?ately above the Boy Scouts of America strip or, for Venturers, above the right shirt pocket above the Venturing strip. No more than two jamboree patches may be worn on the shirt—one current national jamboree patch above the right pocket and one current world jamboree patch on the right pocket.
If the wearer has an interpreter strip above the pocket, merely move the jamboree emblem upward sufficiently to accommodate it.
Council jamboree shoulder patches cannot have pictorial representations or descriptive remarks relating to commercial corporations or commercial products.
Multicolored jackets in nylon, wool, and poplin are available for optional wear by youth members and adult leaders. The universal emblem should be worn on the left pocket or, in case of a jacket without chest pockets, in the same area. The Philmont bull emblem is especially designed for the red wool jac-shirt to be sewn on the left side above the pocket. On all jackets the Philmont Scout Ranch, Philmont Training Center, or high-adventure base emblems may be worn centered on the right pocket or in the same relative position if there is no pocket. The Order of the Arrow has adopted the jac-shirt as its official jacket, and members may wear the ?6-inch national Order of the Arrow patch centered on the back. The large Philmont, NESA, jamboree, National Camping School, Scout?master Award of Merit, and international par?ticipant emblems are approved to be worn on the back of the jacket. Only one such emblem may be worn at a time. The Venture/Varsity ?letter may be worn on the center of the right side of the red or blaze nylon or poplin jacket. In all cases, the lightweight jacket is an alternate for the jac-shirt, and this insignia may be worn on it in the same way.
In Scouting, the advancement program is intended for youth members only. Scouters should neither seek awards designed for youth members nor wear them on the Scouter uniform except for square knots ?representing the Arrow of Light Award, Eagle Scout Award, Venturing Silver Award, Quartermaster Award, or religious emblems earned as a youth member.
Cloth badges and embroidered square knots are representative of metal pin-on awards and are designed for the convenience of the wearer. Generally, when a cloth badge is worn, the metal one is not worn.
Temporary insignia are issued for such events as summer camp, camporees, and Scouting shows. All temporary insignia must contain identification including one of the following: corporate name (Boy Scouts of America); corporate initials (BSA), BSA fleur-de-lis (universal with eagle or plain one-color), "Venturing BSA", or "Venturing".
Order of the Arrow regional and national meetings and training activities may also provide them (the totin chip patch is also temporary insignia). Only one such patch may be worn at a time. The patch is worn centered on the right pocket and must not exceed the dimension of the seams of the pocket, nor extend higher than the lowest tip of the pocket flap. It may be either sewn or suspended from under the flap attached to the button. The Tiger Cub Immediate Recognition emblem may be worn suspended from the right pocket button by Tiger Cubs in addition to sewn-on temporary insignia. The Progress Toward Ranks or Webelos compass points emblem may be worn by a Cub Scout or Webelos Scout suspended from the right pocket button in addition to sewn-on temporary insignia.
Female leaders wearing either the traditional yellow Cub Scout leader blouse, the optional tan leader blouse, or the Venturing blouse, may wear one tem?porary insignia centered above the Boy Scouts of America strip.
Commissioners and other conducting inspec?tors should know that temporary insignia are not required for correct uniforming. They should not deduct points for failure to wear such insig?nia, but, if worn, they must be worn correctly.
Consider displaying temporary insignia in ways other than on the official uniform. Here are some suggestions:
It is mandatory that all badges worn on BSA uniforms contain identification including one of the following:
This means that all council-approved Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, and Venturing badges also must bear a BSA identification to protect them, and that these BSA cloth badges must be ?approved by the national office.
Official neckerchiefs. Official neckerchiefs are triangular in shape. Tiger Cub neckerchiefs are orange and blue. Cub Scout neckerchiefs are gold with blue border for boys working in the Wolf Handbook, light blue with dark blue border for boys working in the Bear Handbook. The universal Cub Scout emblem is displayed in a central position on the downward corner. Cub Scout leaders may wear the blue and gold Cub Scout leader's neckerchief. Webelos Scouts wear the gold, green, and red plaid neckerchief with the Webelos emblem on the downward corner. A Webelos leader wears a neckerchief similar to the Webelos Scout neckerchief, ?except that it has gold embroidered edging and is larger.
A special Lone Scout neckerchief, No.?00703A, is gold with the black and red printed insignia of the lone Scout. It is worn by both Lone Cub Scouts and Lone Boy Scouts.
Boy Scout neckerchiefs are optional. The troop decides by vote, and all members abide by the decision. If the neckerchief is not worn, then the shirt is worn with open collar. Boy Scout and Boy Scout leader neckerchiefs may be worn in a variety of plain colors and contrasting borders. Those available through Supply Group include the embroidered universal Scouting emblem if perma-press, or printed if not. Troops choose their own official neckerchief.
Local councils may prescribe the specific official neckerchief to be worn by Boy Scouts and Scouters on a council or district basis.
The neckerchief is worn only with the official uniform and never with T-shirts or civilian clothing. All members of a troop wear the same color.
Special neckerchiefs, the same size as the official ones, may be authorized by local councils. Such neckerchiefs may include identification of the chartered organization. The standard ?designed neckerchief may be personalized with troop number, city, and state. By troop approval an Eagle may wear an Eagle neckerchief.
Neckerchief slides. Several official slides are available from the Supply Group. Boy-made handicraft slides also may be worn.
Colored shoulder loops identify the area of Scouting: blue, Cub Scouting; red, Boy Scouting; blaze, Varsity Scouting; green, Venturing; silver, council and district; gold, national and regional. Wear the color for the primary registered position in which you are functioning.
Cub Scouts wear the official Cub Scout navy blue web belt with metal buckle and Cub Scout emblem. Tiger Cubs wear the official Cub Scout navy blue web belt with metal buckle and Tiger Cub emblem. For Webelos Scouts, the official Cub Scout navy blue web belt with metal buckle and Webelos Scout emblem is preferred for wear with either the blue or the tan Webelos uniform. However, Webelos Scouts also have the option of wearing the olive web belt with the metal Boy Scout buckle.
Boy Scouts wear the official olive web belt with the metal Boy Scout buckle.
Female adult Cub Scout leaders wearing the blue and gold uniform also wear the official Cub Scout navy blue web belt with metal buckle and Cub Scout or Webelos Scout emblem. Adult leaders wearing the tan uniform wear the official olive web belt with the metal Boy Scout buckle.
Leather camp, high-adventure base, or Wood Badge belts with official BSA buckles also may be worn with the youth or adult uniform. Venturers may wear a belt of their choice.
Aquatics AwardsThe Mile Swim, Snorkeling BSA, Kayaking BSA, Boardsailing BSA, Scuba BSA, BSA Lifeguard and Aquatics instructor awards are designed to be worn on the Scout's swim trunks. They all are considered "aquatics insignia" and are designed to be worn only on swim wear). None of these badges belong on a uniform or merit badge sash.
Paul Bunyan Woodsman Award This award goes on a Scout's backpack or blanket or on a patch jacket or vest. This badge does NOT belong on a uniform or merit badge sash.Historic Trails This award goes on a Scout's backpack or blanket or on a patch jacket or vest. This badge does NOT belong on a uniform or merit badge sash.50-Miler emblems. This award goes on a Scout's backpack or blanket or on a patch jacket or vest. The leather emblems only go on a backpack. This badge does NOT belong on a uniform or merit badge sash.
If these awards are worn on a jacket, the emblems should be worn on the back side or below the pockets of the jacket. The reason why those items are NOT worn on the uniform is because these represent program items above and beyond what the average Scout or Venturer does as a participant in the program. These special emblems are designed to be worn where people in and out of Scouting will see them - in the case of the aquatics emblems, on the swim trunks.
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Normally, when our esteemed umpires throw someone out of the game, it's done with a flair and excitement that fans of both sides can usually get behind. But when the umpiring crew in tonight's Nationals-Rays game discovered a "foreign substance" on the glove of Rays reliever Joel Peralta, the result was, thanks to home plate umpire Tim Tschida, easily the most boring, lackadaisical, and downright orderly MLB ejection we've ever seen.
While I'm not much for conspiracy theories, the only rational explanation here is that Peralta used to pull these shenanigans when he was with the Nationals two years ago. Peralta hadn't even thrown a pitch in tonight's game when the umps came out to check his gear, so it's not like the Nationals hitters were complaining about any funky mid-air movement. Nope, this smells like pure gamesmanhip from DC, but that's what Natitude is all about.
As he left the field, Peralta tipped his cap in the direction of the Nationals dugout. Yeah, he knew what was up.


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Hotel Setting
Vinales Good View
Ermita Twin Room
Ermita Hotel Room & Terrace
La Ermita Swimming Pool
Vinales Valley View
Cycling Activities
Pool Gym Training
Mountain Surroundings
Swimming Pool
Entrance Porch
Restaurant Terrace
You know you're in for a visual treat as you snake uphill to this three-star hotel perched on the precipice of a mogote (limestone hillock) with dramatic vistas across the Valle de Viñales.
Designed in neo-colonial fashion, La Ermita hotel is laid out in a kind of half-moon around spacious lawns studded with an attractive Olympic-size swimming pool. The Las Terrazas restaurant, decorated country style and serving a motley menu of continental and traditional criolla fare, overhangs the valley – a superb setting. The mood is enhanced by live troubadors. Make the most of breakfast here, but you're better off dining in the village by night.
Hotel La Ermita accommodations are in four two-story blocks with shaded porches or balconies with Adirondack chairs. Choose your room carefully, as some of the blocks are angled at ninety-degrees to the valley. A few older rooms are further back and don't have quite the same enthralling views.
Rooms are kept spic-and-spac, although at last visit they showed visible signs of aging. Ceiling fans help keep things cool, and there's air-conditioning for those who prefer. Furnishings are utlitarian – nothing fancy here – and things could be improved with better quality mattresses. But overall, rooms are comfy enough and, let's face it, unless it's raining you're going to be out exploring.
It's a 30-minute downhill hike into town, but taxis are usually on hand outside the hotel. Must-see attractions include Prehistoric Mural, Palmarito and Ancon valleys, etc.
© 2013 Nigel Hunt
Air conditioning
Children's swimming pool
Daytime activities programme
Ecological excursions programme
Evening entertainment - cabarets
International cuisine
Internet on hotel's PCs
Mastercard & Visa (not USA bank issued) accepted
Medical services
Modern building
Money exchange
Poolside snack bar
Reception staff speak Spanish, English, French, German, Italian
Shop(s) with basic supplies, souvenirs & gifts
Swimming pool
Telephone - national & international calls
Tennis court(s)
TV room/bar (international channels & videos)
62 standard room; all are spacious, have air-conditioning and private bathroom.
© 2013 Nigel Hunt
Air conditioning
Balcony (subject to availability)
Bathroom (ensuite)
Double bed
Hot & cold water
Satellite TV
Twin beds
Description and facilities details coming soon.
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National Council of Churches Works for Better US-Cuban Relations
National Council of Churches Works for Better US-Cuban Relations
The National Council of Churches recently held a meeting with Cuban church leaders and pledged to work for better relations between the two countries.
General Secretary Michael Kinnamon led discussions that ended with a joint statement saying, "It is the call to the churches of both countries to offer a word of hope in response to the anxiety and fear in both countries."
The groups also agreed to work for the lifting of the 53-year-old embargo against Cuba. Leaders described the embargo as "the major obstacle to the resolution of differences, to economic interaction, and to fuller engagement of our peoples and churches."
The economic embargo was first imposed in 1960, with full sanctions added in 1962. The Cuban Democracy Act was a response to Cuba's nationalization of U.S. citizens and corporations.
The State Department said the Act was to help Cuba "seek a peaceful transition to democracy" and to hopefully lead a "resumption of economic growth." The embargo is still in effect, and Americans cannot do business with Cuba.
World and religious leaders have spoken out against the embargo. Pope John Paul II, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and organizations such as the Disciples of Christ Church and the United Church of Christ have all issued statements calling for the repeal of the embargo.
Former President Jimmy Carter stated: "Our two nations have been trapped in a destructive state of belligerence for 42 years, and it is time for us to change our relationship."
The National Council of Churches is working to enact that change. In a joint statement with Cuban leaders, the NCC said, "Together, we affirm the importance of living in hope, but also to demonstrate the credibility of our hope by acting to help make it so."
Leaders from the NCC met with representatives in Havana, Cuba, from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. On the final day, General Secretary Michael Kinnamon spoke to the press. He said: "We come not as politicians or diplomats but as religious leaders."
"Our first responsibility is to pray for the leaders of both countries and we will…but our churches represent 50 million Christians, so we believe we have some influence and we'll use it."
Kinnamon also met with Cuban leader Raul Castro. He described their meeting and said Castro "insisted that everything is on the table. All the Cubans require is that talks be held in an atmosphere of mutual respect."


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Annual Grant Will Support Two American History and Culture Short-term Fellows
The Newberry and the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Illinois proudly announce an annual grant enabling two short-term fellowships for qualified Ph.D. and postdoctoral scholars to study at the library.
The $5,000 grant from the Illinois Mayflower Society will support two fellows selected by the Newberry who will use the library's collection to pursue original research in early American history and culture. The establishment of this grant is in keeping with the mission of the Illinois Mayflower Society to promote Mayflower history and ideals and the education objectives of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants.
Fellowships at the Newberry provide support for researchers who need to use the library's extensive collection. Each year the Newberry offers both short-term fellowships of one or two months and long-term fellowships of four to 12 months. Generally, short-term fellowships, such as those funded by the Illinois Mayflower Society, are intended to assist those who live outside the Chicago area and need to examine specific items in the Newberry's collection.
William Conger, Chair of the Education Committee of the Illinois Mayflower Society, and Mary Morony, Recording Secretary of the Illinois Mayflower Society, were the board members most instrumental in formulating the terms of the grant.
"We are pleased to now support new scholarship in early American history by Newberry Fellows," Conger said. "It will contribute to a greater awareness of the broad legacy of the Mayflower Pilgrims, and it will add to our knowledge of the later growth, strength, and diversity of American culture based on democratic self-rule, foretold in the spirit of the Mayflower Compact."
Max Douglas Brown, Governor of the Illinois Mayflower Society, also is very enthusiastic about the fellowship grant.
"I believe our membership appreciates the board's efforts to find ways for our organization to be active and relevant in today's society," Brown said. "This grant is in line with our past support of genealogical libraries across Illinois, our gifts of Mayflower materials to schoolchildren, our annual scholarship award to an outstanding high-school senior, and our support of the Chicago Metro History Fair. We will continue to support scholarly and public efforts that increase awareness of our Mayflower heritage."


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Thanksgiving Potluck Tips
Tips For Hosting a Thanksgiving Potluck
Whether you'll be celebrating with friends or family this year, consider making it a potluck affair. Not only will it feel more inclusive and allow your guests to show off their kitchen prowess, but it will also ease the burden of expense and stress on your end. With a few tips and tricks your Thanksgiving spread will be picture-worthy, full of diverse offerings (woe be the meal with four versions of green bean casserole, but no pie in sight), and — dare we say it — fun.
- Divvying up dishes: While elegant snail-mail or Paperless Post invites are tempting (and are great to send out in addition), stick with email, Evite, or a Facebook invite when it comes to planning. This way you can easily lay out what dishes you'd like guests to bring, and ask each to reply all or post on the group board with what they've chosen to take on. Make sure to list out what you consider absolute musts (stuffing, mashed potatoes, pie) but also leave room for guests to share their family traditions by including open-ended categories as well (other sides, dessert, etc). As a helpful reminder, update the list as assignments are snapped up, so that guests don't have to read through the whole conversation thread.
- Signature components: If one of your guests makes a signature dish that you can't do without, feel free to send them an additional email asking them to bring it, and consider leaving it off of the list of assignments. Just make sure to include a note in the thread that they'll be bringing it, so that other guests won't think that a crucial element is missing.
- Provide the turkey: Turkey is cumbersome to transport, and won't benefit from the requisite reheating come meal time. Prepare this and gravy from its drippings at home. As a bonus, its mouth-watering perfume will entice guests when they enter your home.
Keep reading for four more tips.
- Don't forget the alcohol: Keep a small amount of alcohol on hand for early-arrivals, but also include beer, wine, and/or cocktails on the list of what you'd like others to bring. Additionally, it's wise to set out a low-fuss nibble like caramel-topped brie, or spiced nuts to stave off hunger until those who are bringing appetizers arrive.
- Be prepared for leftovers: Unless you're planning on hoarding the leftovers, stock up on disposable deli containers, heavy-duty tinfoil, and plastic wrap, so that your guests can take home a little taste of the feast.
- Have an oven plan: Suggest that guests should bring dishes (when possible) that can be served cold or at room temperature. For everything else, ask that they include their re-heat plan in their response, so that it can be accounted for in your oven plan.
- Don't forget serving gear: Unless you have a well stocked selection of platters, serving spoons, and the like, ask guests to either bring their dish in the container they'd like to have it served from, or to tote it along. The day before the big day, send out a friendly reminder with the directive to bring platters and serving utensils included.
Please share any additional tips you might have in the comments.